Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-01
rmR NATIoxAE CAPITAL
The work Of CoRgress-The Cabinet
Navy and Coast Defen ees-gapa.
trl0tle COnduct Of the Dem
0craaGe House.

hNhutAG AOB0MtA 81 AMG yeMA-
0crRtGe House.
CORRESPONDENTS POST INTELIIGENcER.
WAsHINGTcS, Feb. Is, 1887.
Various questions have been before
Congress during the week. The Esds's
Ship Railway bill has been discussed;
retaliation talk towards Canada has
been INDUCED ia; the trade dollar has
been INDICATED, so far as the House is
concerned; the River and Hsrbor bill
has been debated; the needs of the
District Of Columbia have had some
attention; the late Senator Pike, Of
New Hampshire, has been the snbjsct
Of memorial services In the Senate,
while Gen. Logan was beiue euIeoizsd
in she House; and naval affairs have
occupied much of the time of our Law
makers in the Upper House.
The knowing ones are still busy pre-
pairing a new Cabinet slate, although il
now seems conceded that the chsBge in
the Treasury portfolio is the only enc
that will be made. Minister Pendleton.
ex Senator McD0uald and Assistant
mentioned az probabilities for the place,
Speaker Carlisle is the latest addition to
the iiss. He Is regarded as a dangerous
dark horse.
Both the Senate aud House expect &c
attack the Presidents veto OF the De-
pendent Pension bill. There is some
doabt, however, about their ability TO
override it, % the Democrats OF both
branshes will nov probably present an
unbFoken front in srppert Of the veto.
The bill passed both Houses by more
shas two thirds majority, bot some Of
the Democrats confess to having weak
sned since then. Some say they voted
for the bin against their own convietiou,
and others that the Presidents veto
message converted them.
Many OF the bess informed members
Of Congress think ntw that there viii
be DO extra session. Nothing, they saw.
bat failure 80 pass the regular appFo.
pKiatiuns woald uecessitate "a extra a,.s-
sio1, and they will get throaeh IN good
time. 1he unsettled QUESTION Of a
Treasury sarpius and others, important
ae they are. cannot, IL IL believed bring
about en extra session of Congress,
What may be done this session IN re-
gard 10 new Navy and coast defeuaee
ne one can say. The senate has done
nobly, and Iis bills appFopriatine mil
lions for this purpose are Of the mercy
nos of the Dsm ocratie House Commit
tee on Appropriations. THIS ell power
fui committee. dominated by the genius
OF psuuFiousness. Mr.. Samuel Randall,
hassshown ne disposition vet 70 respond
TO tie Senate's wishes, and Il is more
than probable that the session will slip
away and leave the matter Just &c il
stands.
WAen the Senate was discussing a
bill for the increase Of the naval sstah-
hshment, Senator Vest reiterated his
tiAae worn speech about the Republican
party being responsible for the present
eoSdition Of the Navy. senator Hale,
OF Maine. WHO has often answered Mr..
Vests sallies on this subject, replied to
him again.
He remarked that duriRe the tvsutv
years spoken of by the Senator from
Missouri, the Republican party had
only been In full control of the Govern
ment eight years. The Democrats Al
the other end Of the Capitol had AIways
threwn themselves AthwAFf any prepo-
sitton 10 strengthen the Navy. He call
ed attention to the fact that alEhoueh
TIRE Republican party had lost eootral
OF the administration, The Rspahliean
Senate vas today voting libersily. and
PERHAPS lavishly, for the Navy and
coast defences. and leaving the expen
ditare OF these vast sums In the hands
OF Democratic adm iRissratlun. This
sttitads Vas iast in opposition TO the
attitude Of the Democratic party for
years past.
Senator Hawley, Of Consecsicut said
De welcomed Au opportunity Of PLACING
aeney IN the hands Of Demacrstic
administration, because during the six
teen years that be had been IN Congress
be had heard successive Republican
eretarles % the Navy denounced and |
xihae4 beyond human endurance. The /
kspnhlteans hsd never failed 20 chal- /
leRe Investigation; TO dsrs soeusers 10 /
pat their hands on snv acts Of eorrup. /
ten 90 The para OF their Secretaries of /
sne Navy. There hsd been inve~ti-
cations, And they hsd resulted IN moth
ina,
Durin4 the eight or ten YearS th.s the
House has besn in esntFol OF tke Dsrna-
sfAtlo paFty, scores Of measures for The
sood of tie eoastFy have Passed ths
ssnate, and have heen CONSIGNED 10 ne
oEah az the OApalsts 10 tue HOase.
IheF slways met With & spirit Of aetsg-
ninsd appssisioa ard obstruction.
Max n.